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Reiner Torheit
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« on: 08:28:44, 30-10-2007 »
David Cameron has managed to anger the Lithuanian Ambassador in London, with remarks over Arts Council funding....

http://politics.guardian.co.uk/conservatives/story/0,,2201726,00.html

Obviously Boris Johnson must be writing Cameron's material for him...
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« Reply #1 on: 09:41:15, 30-10-2007 »
A bit like the Lesbian marsupials eh Reiner?  Grin

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« Reply #2 on: 10:05:07, 30-10-2007 »
Truly impressive. With the deft use of just four words Cameron manages to potentially offend amputees, lesbians and Lithuanians. Oh, and the Ambassador of course! Good grief Roll Eyes
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« Reply #3 on: 10:55:33, 30-10-2007 »
Once again, an off-hand remark is being treated as an international incident.

The Lithuanian government must be VERY SHORT of things to do if it can afford to take time out to take official umbrage over this.



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« Reply #4 on: 11:00:44, 30-10-2007 »
Quote from: Morticia on 10:05:07, 30-10-2007
Truly impressive. With the deft use of just four words Cameron manages to potentially offend amputees, lesbians and Lithuanians. Oh, and the Ambassador of course! Good grief Roll Eyes

And dancers?  It was a bit silly but...it seems to me to be in bad taste, and a pretty non-comedic joke :/
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« Reply #5 on: 13:53:25, 30-10-2007 »
This is the sort of discrimination that has weakened Britain to the point of collapse. Why should one-legged Lithuanian Lesbians be singled out? Surely British one-legged lesbians are equally deserving of the contempt of the arts council. Particularly when they have names like Damien.
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« Reply #6 on: 18:32:01, 30-10-2007 »
Quote from: Kittybriton on 13:53:25, 30-10-2007
Particularly when they have names like Damien.

But what of Mr. Spigot?
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« Reply #7 on: 15:58:31, 01-11-2007 »
Quote from: Bryn on 18:32:01, 30-10-2007
But what of Mr. Spigot?

Should the Arts Council really be giving money to horse racing?  Roll Eyes
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« Reply #8 on: 22:46:44, 01-11-2007 »
Quote from: Swan_Knight on 10:55:33, 30-10-2007
Once again, an off-hand remark is being treated as an international incident.

The Lithuanian government must be VERY SHORT of things to do if it can afford to take time out to take official umbrage over this.


On the contrary, this is exactly what embassies do.  If a Lithuanian politician made a crack about giving grants to emotionally repressed Brits with beer-guts, our man in Vilnius would be the first to raise a fuss.  Image is all.  Grin
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« Reply #9 on: 05:25:22, 02-11-2007 »
Quote from: Bryn on 18:32:01, 30-10-2007

But what of Mr. Spigot?

I have nothing against his left leg at all...
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« Reply #10 on: 12:36:45, 02-11-2007 »
It were the dog, it were.
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